The Ministry of Information and Communications has formed a five-member committee to recommend the government on introducing new regulations to govern online media.

Ministry Joint-secretary Narayan Prasad Sanjel has been appointed chief of the committee, which comprises editors of various Nepali language-based online news portals and a representative from Federation of Nepali Journalists, RSS reported.

The report said that the committee is holding consultations to include online media under the ambit of the Broadcasting Act.